Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> If you are outputting to an Epson, simply resize > the image to what you want, and DO NOT RESAMPLE (uncheck the box) and let > the PPI to the printer fall where it may. > ... > My suggested method only resamples the data once, > by the printer driver (which resamples to 720 prior to running the > dithering algorithm for the desktop Epsons). > Does this apply to other printers too, in particular Canon S900 ? How do I find out ? Thanks, - - Phong > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of > darkroom@ix.netcom.com > Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2003 9:00 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] Scanning slides > > > Hi Clive, > > > The resolution you need to scan at is whatever it takes to get > 150 to 300 > > dpi at the printed size. > > The best you can do is scan at the optical resolution of the scanner. > Scanning at anything other than that degrades the image because you are > asking the scanning software to interpolate or decimate the data. > > What you then do is resize the image in PS, and what you do there depends > on your desired output. If you are outputting to an Epson, simply resize > the image to what you want, and DO NOT RESAMPLE (uncheck the box) and let > the PPI to the printer fall where it may. > > This avoids resampling the image twice, once by the scanner, and > then again > by the printer driver. My suggested method only resamples the data once, > by the printer driver (which resamples to 720 prior to running the > dithering algorithm for the desktop Epsons). > > Regards, > > Austin > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html